#165F87#165F87

#165F87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.094 H 238.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165F87
RGB	rgb(22, 95, 135)
HSL	hsl(201, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(201, 84%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.7%, 29.6%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, -6.73, -28.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 29.12, 256.65°)
OKLab	oklab(46.24% -0.0489 -0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(46.24% 0.094 238.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.7945, 10.1032, 24.4036)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#165F87 #873E16

analogous

#168776 #165F87 #162687

triadic

#165F87 #87165F #5F8716

tetradic

#165F87 #761687 #873E16 #268716

square

#165F87 #761687 #873E16 #268716

split-complementary

#165F87 #871626 #877616

monochromatic

#05151E #0D3A52 #165F87 #1F84BC #39A4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#165F87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#165F87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165F87

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165F87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165F87	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C5F89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5586

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165f87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 95, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.094 238.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#688caa',
    500: '#165f87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165f87;
$custom-light: #688caa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165f87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.239,
    "s": 71.975,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4624,
    "c": 0.09397,
    "h": 238.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165F87

secondary

#BB6A3E

accent

#7939EF

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #165F87

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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